What We
Publish
Our mission is to foster excellence in the academic study of religion and enhance the public understanding of religion. This is the guiding principle of our print and online publications, which include the prestigious Journal of the American Academy of Religion, the openly accessible Reading Religion, our online magazine Religious Studies News, and five academic book series published in partnership with Oxford University Press.
The premier academic journal in religious studies, the Journal of the American Academy of Religion publishes top scholarly articles covering the full range of world religious traditions together with provocative studies of the methodologies by which these traditions are explored. AAR members have online access to current and archived JAAR issues.
Reading Religion, our openly accessible book review website, provides up-to-date coverage of scholarly publishing in religious studies, reviewed by scholars with special interest and/or expertise in the relevant subfields. Reviews are concise, comprehensive, and timely.
Religious Studies News (RSN), our online magazine, is a platform for students and professionals involved in the teaching and scholarship of religion. RSN communicates important events of the field and examines critical issues in education, pedagogy, research, publishing, and the public understanding of religion.
Our publishing program with Oxford University Press (OUP) produces quality scholarship, including many titles that have become essential tools in the development of the field and in the training of new scholars. AAR members receive a 30-percent discount on all books from the AAR-OUP series.
AAR Book Awards
Our Book Awards honor scholarly works of distinctive originality, intelligence, creativity and importance—books that affect decisively how religion is examined, understood, and interpreted. Held annually, this competition is open to all books of distinction in the academic study of religion. Nominees must be AAR members.
